Appendix NOT Useless Now they say.

JohnDotCom · 8th October 2007, 20:52

For centuries, medical Orthodoxy has maintained the appendix is Useless.

Well as with all things there is generally a reason for everything.
Now, the reputation of this cul-de-sac in the human gut has been rehabilitated by a team of American Immunologists.

They have apparently found that the Appendix acts as a store for so-called friendly bacteria, a recent talked about thing added to some foods, which is essential for healthy digestion.

Also the Appendix's job is to re-boot the digestive system after diseases such as Dysentery or Cholera, they say.

I said to my wife I always thought the body wouldn't have a unused unrequired part in it,
her response was, they give men Brains but they don't use them.

Oh well can't win them all.

Simon · 8th October 2007, 20:59

Very good point John. I too found it odd that we should have something we did not require, despite being told it was possibly a remnant of evolution from when our diets were more vegetation than carnivorous. I believed it would have it's uses...

So what happens for people whom have had their appendix removed? They may be struck down with a serious illness, would they then take longer to recover compared to a similar human with an appendix? Makes you think......

And on the subject of brains.... If most of our brain is so-called unused then why is it there? Without wanting to open a can-of-worms on this subject surely there is an awful lot more the human brain can accomplish if all it's resources were used. Did anyone see a program the other week about a woman who came round from a 20-year coma? Doctors have evidence to suggest parts of her brain have adapted and 'taken over' from areas of her brain that were injured during her coma and the accident that caused it. More to make you think....

Kandyman · 8th October 2007, 21:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDotCom

I said to my wife I always thought the body wouldn't have a unused unrequired part in it,
her response was, they give men Brains but they don't use them.

Oh well can't win them all.

Glad you kept it clean then John

JohnDotCom · 8th October 2007, 21:01

I thought I'd better

GreyGhost · 8th October 2007, 21:07

This has always been the thinking by certain members of the complimentary health fields of medicine. Nice to see it scientifically corroborated.

On the other topic.
"mens brains" (oxymoron?)

Simon · 8th October 2007, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

On the other topic.
"mens brains" (oxymoron?)

Tut Tut GG - you ought to be sticking up for the male species. Men do have brains it's just that some of us choose to save energy and not use them

8th October 2007, 20:52	#1
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Appendix NOT Useless Now they say. For centuries, medical Orthodoxy has maintained the appendix is Useless. Well as with all things there is generally a reason for everything. Now, the reputation of this cul-de-sac in the human gut has been rehabilitated by a team of American Immunologists. They have apparently found that the Appendix acts as a store for so-called friendly bacteria, a recent talked about thing added to some foods, which is essential for healthy digestion. Also the Appendix's job is to re-boot the digestive system after diseases such as Dysentery or Cholera, they say. I said to my wife I always thought the body wouldn't have a unused unrequired part in it, her response was, they give men Brains but they don't use them. Oh well can't win them all.

8th October 2007, 20:59	#2
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Very good point John. I too found it odd that we should have something we did not require, despite being told it was possibly a remnant of evolution from when our diets were more vegetation than carnivorous. I believed it would have it's uses... So what happens for people whom have had their appendix removed? They may be struck down with a serious illness, would they then take longer to recover compared to a similar human with an appendix? Makes you think...... And on the subject of brains.... If most of our brain is so-called unused then why is it there? Without wanting to open a can-of-worms on this subject surely there is an awful lot more the human brain can accomplish if all it's resources were used. Did anyone see a program the other week about a woman who came round from a 20-year coma? Doctors have evidence to suggest parts of her brain have adapted and 'taken over' from areas of her brain that were injured during her coma and the accident that caused it. More to make you think....

8th October 2007, 21:01	#4
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I thought I'd better

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GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	This has always been the thinking by certain members of the complimentary health fields of medicine. Nice to see it scientifically corroborated. On the other topic. "mens brains" (oxymoron?)